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airbag
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thumb|upright=1.35|The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306
An airbag is a safety device in vehicles that rapidly inflates with gas when a crash occurs, cushioning passengers from impact with hard surfaces inside the car. It matters because airbags significantly reduce the risk of serious injury or death during collisions by providing a protective barrier between occupants and the vehicle's interior.
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Research
2,443 papers- History of airbag safety benefits and risks.ReviewTraffic injury prevention · 2024Viano DCDOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2315889
- A Systematic Review on Airbag-Induced Burns.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2021Erpenbeck SP, Roy E, Ziembicki JA et al.DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa186
- Head and Neck Airbag Penetrating Injuries.ReviewThe Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2025Terenzi V, Dell'Aquila A, Pitino F et al.DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010563
- Airbag-mediated pediatric atlanto-occipital dislocation.ReviewAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2006Saveika JA, Thorogood CDOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000247654.44594.f1
- Airbag deployment-related eye injuries.Traffic injury prevention · 2017Koisaari T, Leivo T, Sahraravand A et al.DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1271945
- Airbag asthma: a case report and review of the literature.ReviewAnnals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2006Hambrook DW, Fink JNDOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61250-1
- Airbag deployment: Infrared thermography and evaluation of thermal damage.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2019Shakouri E, Mobini ADOI: 10.1177/0954411919832038
- Injuries, death and vehicle airbag deployment.Medicine, science, and the law · 2020O'Donovan S, van den Heuvel C, Baldock M et al.DOI: 10.1177/0025802419892392
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Encyclopedic overview
41 sectionsContents
- Active vs. passive safety
- History
- Origins
- As a substitute for seat belts
- As a supplemental restraint system
- Frontal airbag
- Shape of airbags
- Rear airbag
- Side airbag
- Side torso airbag
- Side tubular or curtain airbag
- Roll-sensing curtain airbag (RSCA)
- Center airbag
- Knee airbag
- Rear curtain airbag
- Seat cushion airbag
- Seat-belt airbag
- Pedestrian airbag
- Manufacturers
- Operation
- Triggering conditions
- Inflation
- Variable-force deployment
- Post-deployment
- Regulatory specifications
- United States
- Europe
- Central and South America
- India
- Maintenance
- Limitations
- Injuries and fatalities
- Airbag fatality statistics
- Aerospace and military applications
- Spacecraft airbag landing systems
- Aircraft airbag landing systems
- Occupant protection
- Other uses
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306
An airbag or supplemental inflatable restraint is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate in milliseconds during a collision and then deflate afterwards. It consists of an airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor. The purpose of the airbag is to provide a vehicle occupant with soft cushioning and restraint during a collision. It can reduce injuries between the flailing occupant and the vehicle's interior.
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